Historical Overview

The Korean War was a conflict between the Communist and Non-Communist. The war lasted for three years from June 25, 1950 to July 27 1953. After World War II, Korea was divided in two parts. North Korea was controlled by the Soviet Union meaning that it was communist. South Korea was controlled by the United States and it was a non-communist country. As today the United States was democratic.
During the Korean War, Stalin was the dictator of Russia and he saw a great opportunity to invade South Korea so he can regained the territory that his country lost before. North Korea invade South Korea and the United States reacted instantly. In the first weeks North Korea show resistance but they still passed the parallel 38*, that it was the border between North Korea and South Korea. After months of attacks and counterattacks MacArthur, the chief of US military wished and wanted to attacked North Korea. Base on the Truman for the peace of the people and he remove MacArthur from his place. North and South Korea try to negotiate four times but they didn't succeeded. An armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 1953ending the Korean War.

Bibliography

See R. E. Appleman, South to the Nakong, North to the Yalu (1961); D. Rees, Korea (1964); B. I. Kaufman, The Korean War (1986); I. F. Stone, The Hidden History of the Korean War (1988); C. Blair, The Forgotten War (1989); S. Weintraub, MacArthur's War (2000); D. Halberstam, The Coldest Winter (2007).